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educational spam!In the 1950s black women were expected to straighten their hair. Unstraightened hair was a cause for discrimination, especially in some black communities.

Black women straightened their hair by coating it with protective pomade and combing it with a heated metal comb. This technique transformed the tight curls of African American hair into completely straight hair with a pomaded sheen.

The newly styled hair was straight... until it got in contact with water.
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Late 1950 to 1960, cue some African countries finding lots of success. it was the time period when young african americans wanted to explore their identity more. The

represented the pride of their origins, cultural, and physical traits of their heritage!

More pride in their heritage caused protests to fight for their rights!

moral of the story:
afros turned into a symbol of poverty and uncleanliness to a symbol of pride!even though i might not wear afros i still love the emoji


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